How to make the 2020 NHL draft work

Whatever interest the Boston Bruins might have in Drew Stafford, the reality is that they have bigger fish to fry. The Boston Herald reports that Bruins GM Don Sweeney “remains in contact� with Stafford, but they can’t go forward with a veteran addition until after they know where bigger-ticket items pan out. To be more precise, Sweeney must figure out how much it will cost to retain RFAs Ryan Spooner and (especially) David Pastrnak.

Pat Lafontaine read a letter from The Vatican endorsing “The Declaration of Principles,â€� the NHL’s ambitious new doctrine.

Playoff hockey is a constant reminder of how quickly momentum can change. On April 20, our model’s record was perfect: The Penguins clinched their series in five games and the Ducks and Predators had won in sweeps. Not only were we one of the very few to pick the Preds over the mighty Blackhawks, but our seemingly insane prediction that the Maple Leafs would take the series over the Presidents’ Trophy winning Capitals in a “coinflip” series seemed to have legs, with the series tied at two (including three games going to overtime and the teams’ stats lines standing virtually identical.